Antonio Aldo Caracciolo (born 30 June 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Pisa.
Career Caracciolo was a youth product of Lombard club Inter Milan. He was a player of the under-16 team in 2005–06 season. Caracciolo then left for fellow Lombard club Pavia, at first on loan.
On 29 January 2010, Bari signed the defender on loan until 30 June 2010. He was selected as a substitute once under coach Giampiero Ventura, on 16 May 2010, but did not come off the bench.
Genoa On 20 July 2010, he was signed by Genoa. He left the club on loan with Gubbio.
In July 2011 he was loaned to Gubbio again but suffered a minor injury in pre-season.
Brescia In summer 2012 Caracciolo was farmed to Serie B club Brescia Calcio on a four-year contract on a co-ownership deal.Brescai Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. The club acquired half of the registration rights of the player for a peppercorn fee.Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. In June 2013 Brescia acquired Caracciolo outright.Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
On 19 July 2013, Caracciolo was transferred to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club U.S. Cremonese on a temporary deal. The club also had an option to sign him outright.
On 1 December 2015, Caracciolo signed a new contract with Brescia, adding two more year to his contract. However, he was sold in summer 2016.
Verona On 11 August 2016, Caracciolo was signed by Hellas Verona F.C. He was extremely criticized for this by the Brescia's supporters because Brescia and Verona are huge rivals. After playing 33 matches he gave his contributions to help Verona to get back to Serie A after 2016 relegation. He made his Serie A debut in a home 0–0 against U.C. Sampdoria where he played the full 90 minutes. He scored his first goal in Serie A (and for Verona) in a surprising 3–0 home win against A.C. Milan.
On 10 March 2018, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win in the Derby della Scala against Chievo.
Cremonese On 16 January 2019, Caracciolo joined to Cremonese on loan with an obligation to buy.
Pisa On 27 January 2020, he signed with Pisa.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGubbio2010–11Lega Pro28120—103112011–12Serie B31020——330Total591400010641Brescia2012–13Serie B19010——200Cremonese (loan)2013–14Lega Pro24320—20283Brescia2014–15Serie B33010——3402015–1640220——4222016–170010——10Total922500000972Hellas Verona2016–17Serie B33010——3402017–18Serie A33200——3322018–19Serie B14211——153Total804210000825Cremonese (loan)2018–19Serie B140———140Cremonese2019–2015030——180Total290300000320Pisa2019–20Serie B150———1502020–2133200——3322021–2236210——3722022–2311000——1102023–2424200——2422024–2535210——3622025–26Serie A27210——282Total1811030000018410Career total46520181003048621
References
External links AIC profile (data by football.it)